Gaultier Wins AmfAR Inspiration Award

Designer to be honored for his lifetime contribution to men’s fashion and the fight against AIDS.

Jean Paul Gaultier has just received word he will pick up a prize at the new Kylie Minogue-hosted AmfAR event in New York on June 3. He will receive an Inspiration Award for his lifetime contribution to men’s fashion and the fight against AIDS. Meanwhile, for those who have wondered what a Gaultier residence might look like, Parisians will soon find out: Elle Decoration magazine has given the couturier carte blanche to appoint a 2,000-square-foot apartment atop the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine museum. It will be unveiled in May and reflect the designer’s eclectic, irreverent sensibility. This won’t be the first time Gaultier has done home objects, having collaborated with France’s VIA in 1992 to produce items like the Roman chariot-style armchairs dotting the lobby of his Paris headquarters.

For pre-fall, Vivetta Ponti reimagined the characters of an antique tapestry through a punkish filter. The result was a collection that looked a tad less sugar-coated compared to previous seasons. While the brand’s signature feminine ad whimsical iconography, including cute animals and butterflies, were still there, a range of tartan pieces, including a coat and a plissé skirt showing floral inserts, as well as maxi-printed puffers, exuded a cool, urban vibe, writes @aleturra85.
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After dominating in the makeup and lingerie categories, not to mention her Fenty line with Puma, Rihanna is getting ready for her next act in fashion.
According to sources, the superstar has been in secret talks with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton to launch a luxury fashion house under her name. The eponymous collection is said to cover everything from ready-to-wear to leather goods and accessories and is expected to launch later this year in tandem with Rihanna’s ninth studio album.
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Victoria Beckham has developed a power-dressing formula of her own that revolves around elegant tailoring, cozy knits and feminine yet easy-to-throw-on midi dresses — and she keeps returning to it, as it clearly seems to appeal to her growing customer base of women who subscribe to her brand of modern femininity and glamorous yet no-fuss clothing. “Ultimately it does always have to come back to the customer and what she wants,” Beckham told WWD while presenting her pre-fall 2019 collection. “When we do want to do something different, it is about doing it in a way that she can understand, taking her by the hand and showing her how to put the pieces together so that she can try new things and challenge herself.” Report: @natalietheodosi .
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